FNUS76 KEKA 290254
FWSEKA

SPOT FORECAST FOR 96...CAL FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
754 PM PDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1928 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN EUREKA AT (707) 443-6484.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD THIS WEEKEND WITH A
THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENING AND SHIFTING OFFSHORE HEADING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASINGLY POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES AND
AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS.
GENERAL WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN LIGHT OUTSIDE OF LOCAL TERRAIN
INFLUENCES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
SURROUNDING RIDGE...NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KIDWELL
REQUESTED BY...DOUG MACKEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120928.96___.01/EKA